30th Nov 2022
By Greig McGill This article might not be for you. If you’re reading this, you’re likely well set up with your own system for brewing, and have lovingly tweaked it over time to be exactly the way…
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11th Oct 2022
By Greig McGill There’s been a lot of buzz over the last few years about the supposedly newly discovered phenomenon of hop creep. In fact, hop creep has been a known factor since 1893! But now that…
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20th Sep 2022
The 2022 survey results are now available. A big thanks to all 1268 people who completed the survey. You can download the full report here - State of the Home Brew Nation 2022 There is…
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28th Jun 2022
By Greig McGillAn old soak’s guide to NZ’s most iconic beer festival The huge and storied beer festival that takes place in Wellington each August (usually) began life as a way to get rid of excess…
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2nd Jun 2022
In a short Q&A with Zane Piercey, Lead Brewer at Garage Project, we asked about their new pilot brewing set up. 1. Describe your pilot set up? We have the 1 bbl Ss Brewtech brewhouse, set u…
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31st May 2022
By Greig McGill Pilot brewing is a process that has undergone a bit of change in purpose over the last decade or so. While many breweries will still brew one (or several) pilot batches to really dia…
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3rd May 2022
By Greig McGill Fermentation temperature control is, in my opinion, one of the most critical yet most commonly neglected keys to brewing great beer. Having just come out of an unusually warm summer…
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28th Feb 2022
Following on from Greig’s previous pressure fermenting article, we thought we would give you a guide to getting started and some pointers. The information in this article may be helpful to…
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13th Dec 2021
By Greig McGill Despite “the never-ending events”, this year seems to have flown by, and I’m struggling to deal with the fact that the holiday season is almost upon us. My brain has turned to mush a…
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1st Dec 2021
By Jordan Many of our customers are interested in getting a kegerator for work functions, staff rooms or the man cave but are unsure on the set up when they are not home brewers. By default, our…
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1st Nov 2021
By Greig McGill Last time, in the Off Flavour Chronicles: <insert exciting montage of action shots and “eeww” faces here>. What do you mean there’s no budget for that? Bugger.Anyway, to refres…
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15th Sep 2021
By Jordan We often get requests for assistance in building keezers, so I thought I'd put together a basic overview to give everyone a better understanding of how they're put together. Es…
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